May 10, 1999
125:142
For every 142 shares held, investors received 125. The price per share adjusted from $485.00 to $550.96.
The split itself did not change the total investment value.
Associated British Foods plc (LSE:ABF) operates in the Food: major diversified industry.
Associated British Foods plc company overviewAssociated British Foods plc's most recent stock split was on May 10, 1999. It was a 125-for-142 reverse split, so shareholders received 125 shares for every 142 they held.
Associated British Foods plc (LSE:ABF) has split its stock 2 times: a 2-for-1 split on December 14, 1995 and a 125-for-142 reverse split on May 10, 1999.
Associated British Foods plc has split its stock 2 times. This history records 2 splits between December 14, 1995 and May 10, 1999.
A reverse stock split combines several shares into one and raises the price per share by the same factor, so the total value of a holding does not change. In Associated British Foods plc's 125-for-142 reverse split on May 10, 1999, every 142 shares became 125 shares. Companies often use reverse splits to lift a low share price, for example to keep meeting an exchange's minimum price requirement.
Associated British Foods plc has not announced a new split in our records. Its most recent split was on May 10, 1999, 27 years ago. Companies announce splits in advance, and any new LSE:ABF split will appear on this page.
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